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Jib sheet cam cleat location Brian at 1:59am 11.25.04 Day Sailers 0/1354 When I am solo sailing my 170, I find the jib sheet cleats to be a long ways away and hard to work.
Where to find modifications examples/pix for mac22 Mac22 at 1:14am 11.25.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1058 Hey All!I'm ggetting a Mac22 (1978)in a couple of weeks. It has all oroginal rigging.I keep findin
boarding ladder Ed at 12:58am 11.25.04 Ask All Sailors 11/3164 I need a boarding ladder for my "winter boat" a 23 ft Coronado. To save space, I'm going to make a
Replacing Metal Straps on deisel fuel tank Garth Pearce at 12:57am 11.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/804 During the last four hurricanes, the wave action appears to have snapped one of the two metal straps
Wheel Steering for 240 DWall at 11:15pm 11.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/744 I have a 2000 Hunter 240 with standard tiller steering. Has anyone converted a 240 to wheel steerin
deck to bulkhead stiffening Existentialsailor at 10:31pm 11.24.04 Smaller Boats 0/907 Any suggestions or pointers on stiffening the deck to bulkhead connections on my Catalina Capri 25?
Bimini top kehaar at 10:09pm 11.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/913 I am interested in adding a dodger to our 1979 Hunter 30. I would like to know if there are any pre
1978 C30 Atomic 4 Engine controls/cables Steve22108 at 9:52pm 11.24.04 Catalina 30 1/2161 Does anyone know the type of cables (33/3300, 6400, etc...) used on a 1978 C30 Atomic 4 throttle/cl
safely removing glue from sole Steve22108 at 9:30pm 11.24.04 Catalina 30 1/1495 My recently purchased 1978 Catalina 30 had carpetwith glue/stick-on on the cabin sole. is there a
Dripless Shaft Seal Larry Jackel at 8:25pm 11.24.04 Big Boats 7/1425 I am considering putting a dripless shaft seal on a new boat. I was told by Hunter that they no lon
New sailor, need some info Zen at 1:42pm 11.24.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1883 Need some info, Im new to sailing and I need to know an easy to boat to learn on around 23". I have
Happy Thanksgiving - Electronics Stu Jackson at 12:27pm 11.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/842 Like playing Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" every Thanksgiving, I thought you might enjoy this
problems using the "recent posts" feature? Gene Gruender at 12:23pm 11.24.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/915 For some reason for the last week or more when I use the "recent post" button (24hrs, 2 days, etc) i
hunter vision 32 vs. hurricane Ivan howard at 12:15pm 11.24.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1090 Our boat was damaged by Hurricane Ivan. Mast broken at welded joint, rudder broken, port side of bo
Magic Tilt trailer Allan Lansche at 7:54am 11.24.04 Smaller Boats 5/2445 All, Can anyone give instructions as to how to extend the tongue of my trailer? I have an H260 an
Roller Furling Brian at 6:51am 11.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/817 I purchased an O'Day 34 recently and it needs a new roller furling,I am current looking at Schafer
Fishing License in Florida salt waters Rich18890 at 4:25am 11.24.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1165
Spinnaker Pole Setup T J Furstenau at 4:18am 11.24.04 Racing 4/2578 Ok, in my never ending quest to prepare for racing next year, I am looking for some guidance in the
Happy Thanksgiving Charlie Gruetzner - BeneteauOwners.net at 3:47am 11.24.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1109 I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! It is a time to reflect o
bent rudder post steve at 3:40am 11.24.04 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2078 In June my brother and I were sailing and we hit bottom. In won't mention who was at the helm. Does

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Beware of BoatUS Insurance Corey16781 at 2:50pm 02.23.21 I think Dave is correct here.. The big take away is to have Liability Insurance. Over 17 years I pai
Hunter 35.5 opening in rear berth to change waste tank (7) MetricMountie at 2:45pm 02.23.21 Hope these are of some assistance, they're from a rebuild of the aft cabin bulkhead on our 1992 - 35
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! kappykaplan at 2:44pm 02.23.21 Tks, Dave. :beer:
Beware of BoatUS Insurance dlochner at 2:40pm 02.23.21 Hi Guys - I had an ACV Policy rather than Stated Amount. To get a Stated Amount policy on a 43 yea
Beware of BoatUS Insurance (2) Corey16781 at 2:35pm 02.23.21 Don't let the original purchase price of $ 3,800.00 fool you. This boat was immaculate with a 2016 N
No Traveler? (3) rgranger at 2:34pm 02.23.21 Anyone have any insight as to why? No but I can give you insight as to why not. I bought an H26 i
all rope windlass DanMaine at 2:25pm 02.23.21 I don't have a drum... Bummer!
Stem/Keel Repair rgranger at 2:19pm 02.23.21 @dlochner 's video is good. A nice trick I have used many times is to take a piece of thick plasti
Larger wheel? Johnb at 2:06pm 02.23.21 You got me thinking. Now the pain has subsided I wonder if 2 or 3 strategically placed (folding/clam
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Corey16781 at 2:03pm 02.23.21 Hi Guys - I had an ACV Policy rather than Stated Amount. To get a Stated Amount policy on a 43 year
No Traveler? Sailfanatic at 2:02pm 02.23.21
No Traveler? BarryL at 1:56pm 02.23.21 Hello, Many new boats from Beneteau, Jenneau, Hanse, etc no longer come with a traveler. I have sai
Beware of BoatUS Insurance ggrizzard at 1:52pm 02.23.21 As a long time Boat US/Geico customer I am concerned by your report. But to clarify some details, I
all rope windlass Hayden Watson at 1:51pm 02.23.21 It's looking like that! Thanks all! Or you can pull the chain with two wraps on the drum and use i
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! dlochner at 1:51pm 02.23.21 Yesterday I sent this inquiry to the Chief of the Commercial Division at NVDC: There are also quest
Beware of BoatUS Insurance dlochner at 1:43pm 02.23.21 It is unfortunate that you had trouble with Geico, BoatUS's current insurer. If you had Actual Cash
No Traveler? Davidasailor26 at 1:41pm 02.23.21
No Traveler? dlochner at 1:34pm 02.23.21 The Catalina does not a traveller, however it has a two sided main sheet (I'm sure there is a fancy
No Traveler? ontherocks83 at 1:25pm 02.23.21 The vang will tighten the leech but it can't serve the function of pulling the boom to windward. Of
Stem/Keel Repair dlochner at 1:20pm 02.23.21 The damage looks like the boat broke loose from a mooring or went up on some rocks during a storm.

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